Remove leading and trailing characters from strings
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Syntax
newStr = strip(str)
newStr = strip(str,side)
newStr = strip(___,stripCharacter)
Description
example
newStr = strip(str) removes all consecutive whitespace characters from the beginning and end of str, and returns the result as newStr.
example
newStr = strip(str,side) removes all consecutive whitespace characters from the side specified by side. The side argument can be 'left', 'right', or 'both'.